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heilanlassie
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Rireabach or Rireavach
« on: Sunday 30 August 09 20:25 UTC (UK) »
My ancestral family - Mackenzie - came from Rireabach, sometimes spelled Rireavach which is on the shore of Little Loch Broom.

I am visiting Ullapool this October and would like to visit Rireabach if possible. Can anyone can give me any hints on where to go to look at Old Parish records etc.

I know that my great grandparents, Christina & Duncan Mackenzie were married in Ullapool on the 18th November 1874 and I would love to be able to trace the family further back.
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danuslave
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Re: Rireabach or Rireavach
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 30 August 09 21:00 UTC (UK) »
Hi and welcome to RootsChat

You might be able to get further back with online records before you go. 

Do you know Christina's surname?  If not, try and get a copy of the marriage certificate as that will give you her surname and the fathers' names (I think.  Not too sure about Scottish certificates)

www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

has lots of information and is a Pay as You Go site.

If you do have any more information, you could post it here and someone may be able to help.  We don't bite!   Cheesy

Linda

PS Ullapool in October! - are you sure you want to do this?  Undecided
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Re: Rireabach or Rireavach
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 13 September 09 00:58 UTC (UK) »
The grandparents of my grand mother also came from Rireavach (I found your post when I did a Google search for this place).   I plan to go there sometime soon to try and find their home, I believe that it requires a boat trip or a hike to access now.  The only distinguishing feature my grandad can remember is a big rock in the garden.  The surname is Macgregor, not sure if you may have come acroos anything in your research.

It would be interesting to hear how you get on.
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heilanlassie
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Re: Rireabach or Rireavach
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 13 September 09 15:17 UTC (UK) »
My best friend from Inverness, with whom I am going to stay in October has just returned from Ullapool where she was doing a "reccie" before our trip in October.

The tourist office in Ullapool have been most helpful and advised us to travel from Dundonnel to Badrallach? from where we can walk to Rireabach ( about 3 miles ).

Jukeboxandy - I shall certainly let you know how we get on.

Danuslave - (  Linda, I'm glad you don't bite!!! ) I actually have been a member of ScotlandsPeople for a while now, and have downloaded many certificates.

I know that my great-grandparents, Christina & Duncan Mackenzie were married on the 18th November 1974 in Ullapool. Christina's maiden name was Mackenzie, and she was one of the daughters of Catherine ( maiden surname Mackenzie )and Kenneth Mackenzie - also of Rireabach.

Catherine was born about 1801 and died in 1889 ( at Rireabach ). Her parents were Janet and Murdo Mackenzie.

I'm so looking forward to my trip and hope to also be able to visit the Parish Church in Ullapool to see if there is any other information I can find out.
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Re: Rireabach or Rireavach
« Reply #4 on: Monday 14 September 09 00:38 UTC (UK) »
Certainly pays to browse posts. Found an 1841 census record last night on FreeCen which I am fairly certain shows my husband's ggg-grandparents & their family living at Rereabhach. Knew I had seen the place name on here & checked to find this thread. While we don't know the place, it was obvious from checking nearby households that it was pretty close to Scoraig where other ancestors lived.
The family is Rory (Roderick, I hope) & Janet MacKenzie (she was a Lamont or Lamond), & if it is them I now have the names of some possible siblings for gg-grandmother Catharine, who married Kenneth MacLeod in 1852. There are so many MacLeods, MacKenzies & Munros in the Lochbroom area that it is getting quite confusing. Wonder if there is any connection to your families?
Am now living in Australia, & kicking myself that I didn't start my family research back when we were visiting Ullapool regularly.
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Re: Rireabach or Rireavach
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 13 October 09 20:10 UTC (UK) »
What an experience my friend, Irene, and I have had.

Last Friday we went to the museum at Ullapool and searched through their records - what a superb guy, the curator, Jim, is. Thank you to him for all his help.

On the following day, Saturday, Irene and I drove towards Dundonnell and took the turn off to Badralloch, where we parked the car at the end of the public road. From there, we walked along the cliff track to Rireabach - a distance of about 5 miles.

We found the ruined cottages where my family lived all those years ago. Some of the cottages are being renovated. We spoke to a guy called Peter Y**** who is living in a cottage he renovated and he was convinced that the one next door to his was in fact my ancestral family home. He is going to check out with another neighbour who is interested in history and get back to me by email.

Irene and I then set back along the track to the car ( we slept most of the following day )!!!

Yesterday we again set out for Dundonnell and after speaking to the lady chef in the Dundonnell Hotel, Helen - another very friendly and helpful person. She told us how to find the old cemetery at Dundonnel. We walked there and after an " interesting " walk, we found the cemetery - very isolated - climbed over the gate and found the gravestone for my great, great aunt Mary Mackenzie who died in 1877 at the age of 33 years.

Last night on ScotlandsPeople I found the death certificate for Mary Mackenzie - she died of TB.

This holiday has been amazing, and I now just want to find out more and more.
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